Press Clippings - Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology

Media Coverage
on
Inauguration of
High Performance Computing System
held on 28th February 2014
at
Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
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Contents:
1. Sakal, Pune 2nd March 2014
2. Pudhari 1st March 2014
3. Maharashtra Times, Pune 1st March 2014
4. DNA, Pune 1st March 2014 – three (3) Clippings
5. TOI Pune, 1 March 2014 – two (2) Clippings
6. Financial Express, Pune, 1 March 2014 - two (2) Clippings
7. National Web Network India site (nwn) news, 3 March 2014
8. Prabhat, Pune, 1st March 2104
9. Lokmat, Pune 1st March 2014
10. VIBriefing.com, 28 Feb 2014
11. TOI, Pune, Feb 27, 2014
Total: Fifteen Clippings
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SAKAL, Pune 2nd March 2014
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Pudhari 1st March 2014
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Maharashtra Times, Pune 1st March 2014
http://maharashtratimes.indiatimes.com/maharashtra/pune/SUPER-COMPUTER/articleshow/31186706.cms
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DNA, Pune 1st March 2014 (Newspaper view)
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DNA, Pune 1st March 2014 (enlarge view)
Indigenous monsoon model to be ready by 2017
dna correspondent @dnaofpune
Pune: India is in the process of developing its own indigenous dynamic Monsoon Model.
Expected to be ready by by 2017, it will be far more accurate than the current statistical model
in use. With this new system in place, the entire weather forecasting, including the annual
monsoon predictions will be closer to accuracy.
On Friday, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Shailesh Nayak inaugurated Aaditya,
the high performance super-computing facility at Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology
(IITM) at Pashan, Pune. The new system has a capacity of 790 tera flop, and coupled with another high performance super-computing facility
at National Center for Medium Range Weather Forecast (NCMRWF), Noida it can help the IITM to set up an Indian model for weather and
climate prediction by 2017. Nayak said that both facilities, including all other infra-structure, has cost the government a total of Rs200 crores.
B N Goswami, the director of IITM told media persons that day-to-day weather forecasting is followed by 67% people in the country. Five
million farmers are availing benefits from regular real-time agricultural advisories. At present, he said, weather forecasting can be done three
days in advance, other facilities such as now-cast is also available. Goswami said that in addition to having a high-performance facility, one
needs to have trained manpower to handle such systems. Nayak said that two batches of 20 people each have been trained to use the highperformance facility, with another batch of 20 is undergoing training at a dedicated training school.
Nayak further informed that the earlier model was based on 16 parameters, which had been reduced to statistical model based on six
parameters. He said that whenever the monsoon is above or below average, the statistical model posed issues, which is why upgradation of
the model becomes a continuous process. He said that dynamic model, coupled with statistical model is currently being used by the IMD for
predictions. In two years’ time, the indigenous Indian monsoon model help further.
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DNA, Pune 1st March 2014 (enlarge view)
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DNA, Pune 1st March 2014 (enlarge view)
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India to switch to new model for monsoon forecast in three years
TOI Pune, 1 March 2014
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&Bas
eHref=TOIPU%2F2014%2F03%2F01&ViewMode=GIF&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00600&AppName=1
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI
NEW&BaseHref=TOIPU%2F2014%2F03%2F01&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00600&A
ppName=1
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City to get airborne research facility
MoES To Acquire Medium-Sized Turbo Type Aircraft For Project
TOI Pune, 1 March 2014
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&BaseHref=TOIP
U%2F2014%2F03%2F01&ViewMode=GIF&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00601&AppName=1
http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOINEW&Bas
eHref=TOIPU%2F2014%2F03%2F01&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=6&EntityId=Ar00601&AppName=1
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Supercomputing system to give better forecasts
Financial Express, Pune, 1 March 2014
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/supercomputing-system-to-give-better-forecasts/1230309
Pune’s airborne facility to track weather changes
Financial Express, Pune, 1 March 2014
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India’s most powerful supercomputer Aditya powered on at Pune institute
National Web Network India Site (NWN) News, 3 March 2014
http://news.nwn.in/2014/02/28/indias-most-powerful-supercomputer-aditya-powered-on-at-pune-institute/
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Prabhat, Pune, 1st March 2104
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Lokmat, Pune 1st March 2014
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Lokmat, Pune 1st March 2014
िवमानाारे कळणार ढगांचे अंतरं ग
आयआयटीएम : पृवी िवान मंालयाची मंजरु ी
वीज पडयाचा देता येणार अंदाज ढगांचा गडगडाट होऊन वीज
पडयाया घटना पावसाळय़ात मोठय़ा माणात घडत आहेत. वीज के $हा,
कोठे पडेल, याचा अंदाज लवकरच हवामान खा'याकडू न देयात येईल. अगोदर हा
अंदाज देयात येत न$हता. पुढील वषा,पासून ही सेवा सु- करयात येईल. यासाठीया
तपासया आयआयटीएमम/ये सु- आहेत, अशी मािहती डॉ. शैलेश नायक यांनी 4दली.
नासासोबत भारताचे हवामान खाते करणार समु7ाचा अ8यास अमे9रके तील अवकाश
संशोधन सं;था नासा आिण भारतीय हवामान खाते एकि=तरी'या समु7ावर संशोधन
करणार आहे. २0१६ म/ये हा कAप सु- होईल. या अंतग,त अरबी समु7ावरील हवेचा
अ8यास करयात येणार आहे, अशी मािहती डॉ. शैलेश नायक यांनी 4दली.
आयआयटीएम : पृDवी िवEान मं=ालयाची मंजुरी पुणे : ढगांया अंतरं गांचा अ8यास
करयासाठी पुढील वषF पुयातील भारतीय उHणदेशीय हवामानशाI सं;थेकडे
(आयआयटीएम) टबरे कारचे िवमान येणार आहे. पृDवी िवEान मं=ालयाने या
कAपाला मंजुरी 4दली असून १७0 कोटी Mपयांचा िनधीही 4दला आहे. पुढया वषF हे
िवमान पुयात दाखल होईल, अशी मािहती पृDवी िवEान मं=ालयाचे सिचव डॉ. शैलेश
नायक यांनी 4दली. या वेळी आयआयटीएमचे संचालक ा. बी. एन. गो;वामी उपि;थत
होते. डॉ. नायक Nहणाले, 'हवामानाचा अंदाज वत,िवयासाठी ढगांचा अ8यासही होणे
गरजेचे आहे. 'याच उOेशातून 'नॅशनल फॅ िसिलटी फॉर एअरबोन 9रसच,' हा कAप
आयआयटीएमने हाती घेतला आहे. 'या अंतग,त ढगांचा अ8यास करयासाठी िवमानाची
आवRयकता पडते. स/या यासाठीच िवमान भाSाने घेतले जाते. मा= ते घेयात आिण
उडिवयासाठी परवानगी घेयासाठी अनेक अडचणी येत हो'या, 'यामुळे ;वत:चे छोटे
िवमान घेयाचा िनण,य घेयात आला.' गो;वामी Nहणाले, 'हे िवमान ११ 4कमी वरपयUत
उडू शके ल. याम/ये ४ माणसे बसतील आिण १ हजार 4कलोWॅमचे मिशन ते आकाशात
घेऊन जाऊ शके ल. या िवमानाया खरे दीसाठी जागितक िनिवदा काढयाचे काम सुआहे. हा अ8यास पुयातून चालणार आहे, 'यामुळे हे िवमान आिण 'यासाठीची
योगशाळा पुयातच उभारावी लागणार आहे. ( ितिनधी)
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VIB, 28 Feb 2014
http://www.vibriefing.com/indian-institute-of-tropical-meteorology-to-launch-high-performance-computingsystem-on-friday/
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Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology to launch High Performance Computing
system on Friday
TOI, Pune , Feb 27, 2014
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Indian-Institute-of-Tropical-Meteorology-to-launch-HighPerformance-Computing-system-on-Friday/articleshow/31114539.cms
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